 INFINITIVE WITHOUT TO (Vo) and WITH TO (to V) A. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: 1. Could I (see/ to see) Mr. Brown, please? 2. He told me (try/ to try) (come/ to come) early. 3. I wanted her (learn/ to learn) English. 4. Will you (help/ to help) me (move/ to move) this desk? 5. Please (let/ to let) me (know/ to know) your opinion. 6. Would you like (paint/ to paint) your bike or should I (have/ to have) a painter (do/ to do) it for you? 7. He warned me (not come/ not to come) late. 8. There’s no telling what might (happen/ to happen). 9. Did you (see/ to see) Tom (try/ to try) (reach/ to reach) the top of the dresser? - He’s too short (reach/ to reach) it. 10. We had to ask the students (stop/ to stop) making so much noise. 11. I can’t understand his wanting (buy/ to buy) such an expensive car. 13. They don’t want us (mention/ to mention) their coming late. 14. You must remember (lock/ to lock) the door before leaving the house. 15. After getting (know/ to know) her at school, he finished by asking her address. 16. The teacher remind the students (do/ to do)their homework. 17. Come over here! I’d like you (see/ to see) this. 18. Don’t pretend (be/ to be) what you aren’t. 19. We are planning (visit/ to visit) several historical sites in Moscow. 20. I persuaded my brother–in–law (not buy/ not to buy) that old car. 21. My father expects me (get/ to get) high marks in school. 22. According to the restaurant, all diners are required (wear/ to wear) shirts and shoes. 23. There appears (be/ to be) no way (change/ to change) our reservation for the play at this late date. 24. I hope (have/ to have) a job. 25. Please let me (know/ to know) your decision. 26. It’s difficult (get/ to get) used to getting up early. 27. My mother made me (stay/ to stay) in bed for a week. 28. I’d like (have/ to have) a look at your new car. 29. I’m sorry (disappoint/ to disappoint) you. 30. He told me (sign/ to sign) a paper admitting his guilt. 31. I had him (repair/ to repair) my bicycle. 32. The doctor advised me (do/ to do) exercise every morning. 33. She refused (answer/ to answer) my questions. 34. The witnesses said they had seen the thieves (go/ to go) into the bank. 35. They agree (camp/ to camp) in that field. 36. I’ll need (buy/ to buy) a new winter overcoat before long. 37. John would rather (arrive/ to arrive) early than late. 1 38. They didn’t want me (buy/ to buy) that old house. 39. If he wants to catch the bus, he had better (run/ to run). 40. My friend promised (return/ to return) the book very soon. 41. How soon do you expect (leave/ to leave) for South America? 42. He'd rather watch television than (talk/ to talk) to his wife. 43. Did you offer (translate/ to translate) those letters for them? 44. Would you please (not speak/ not to speak) so much? 45. A child can (remember/ to remember) easily and fast. 46. Don’t forget (give/ to give) her my regards. 47. He promised (not go/ not to go) to school late. 48. Will you please (tell/ to tell) me the way to the post office? 49. They find it is very difficult (understand/ to understand) her. 50. Our guests don’t plan (leave/ to leave) until the end of the week. B. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct infinitive forms (Vo/ to V): 1. They told me (be) ……………… here at ten o’clock. 2. I hear the birds (sing) ……................... 3. Tom appears (worry) ………….…………. about something 4. David tends (forget) …………………. things. 5. I don’t want (go) ………………. out tonight. I’m too tired. 6. No one can make him (change) …................... his mind. 7. All the members agreed (attend) …………………. the emergency meeting. 8. Could you (tell) ….........……… me the time? 9. The police ordered the driver (stop) ………………... 10. He promised (pick) ………………... me up this afternoon. 11. We re going out for dinner. Would you like (go) …………………. with us? 12. Jame didn’t have any money, so he decided (find) ………………… a job. 13. Let him (talk) ……................. to Jim. 14. Can you remind me (buy) …………………… some coffee when we go out? 15. The boy’s father promised (pay) ……………..… for the window to be repaired. 16. Remember (do) ………..….….. your homework. 17. She tries (be) ……………… serious but she couldn’t help laughing. 18. You had better (not ask) ……....……….. for permission, your father will never let you (go) …………………… out after 9 p.m. 19. Her boss expects her (finish) ………………… her work as soon as possible. 20. We shouldn't (give) …..............…… them what they want. 21. Our teacher seems (be) ……………….. in a good mood today, don’t you think? 22. The teacher made her student (stand) …..………..…..... up. 23. Would you like (not /smoke)…………….……….? 24. He discovered how (open)…………………the safe. 25. Please (speak) ….................... more slowly. 26. They were very strict. They wouldn't let her daughter (come) …................... 2 back home after 10 p.m. 27. Would you please (let) ………........ me (speak) …………. about the new plan? 28. We plan (take) ………………….. our holidays abroad this year. 29. Miss Smith hopes (receive)……………………a reply within a few days 30. I don’t want (risk)……………… losing those valuable papers 31. Who can make you (smile) ………...........? 32. Did the man agree (pay)……………….……..for everything in cash? 33. They see her (play) ……................. in the garden. 34. Mr Brown definitely needs (buy)……….…………..an overcoat 35. She is so busy that she lets the phone (ring) …...…………. many times. 36. My friends says he plans (study) …………..…………..Italian next year 37. I expect (receive) ………………………an answer from the Browns soon 38. His parents always let him (do) ………........... what he thinks he should. 39. Let's (go) ….................. somewhere for a swim. 40. Why did they refuse (give)…………………….you the information? 41. The police made him (speak) ……............... out the truth. 42. He demanded (see)………….………….the report immediately. 43. You'd better (not be) …………........... late. 44. He doesn't want to let me (know) ………………....... he was going out. 45. Bill doesn’t wish (reveal)…………………..his plan to us yet. 46. We wanted (buy)…………….……….something a little less expensive. 47. We saw a big woman (go) …..................... into your house one hour ago. 48. His secretary failed (include)………………………several important items. 49. Susan claims (be)……………..……an expert on that particular subject. 50. Did they promise (reserve)…………..…….. some good seats for us?   TENSES OF VERBS A. Choose the correct answer (Past simple or Past perfect tense) 1. Fatima looked down to discover a snake at her feet. When she saw it, she_________ A. was screaming B. had screamed C. screamed D. screams. 2. By the time Alfonso finally graduated from high school, he_________ seven different schools because his parents moved frequently. A. attended B. was attending C. had attended D. had been attended 3. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I__________ to the library. A. go B. went C. had gone D. have gone 4. Andrew_______ the test before so he_______ it very easy. A. did / had found B. had done/ fond C. was doing/found D. did/was finding 5. He_________ for her for nearly one hour last night before she___________. A. was waiting / came B. had been waiting / came C. has waited / comes D. waited / will come 3 6. Before I started the car, all of the passengers_____________ their seat belts. A. will buckle B. had buckled C. buckle D. have buckled 7. After ancient Greek athletes had won a race in the Olympics, they_________ a simple crown of olive leaves. A. received B. had received C. were receiving D. have received 8. After the race ___________, the celebration began. A. had been won B. is won C. will be won D. has been won 9. After Diego___________ lunch, he __________ to some music for a while. A. finished/had listening B. had finished/listened C. finished/ listened D. had finished/had listened 10. Peter__________ his homework when the phone____________ A. had just finished/rang B. had just finished/had rung C. just finished/rang D. just finished/had rung 11. The streets________ wet yesterday because it _________ early in the morning. A. had been/rained B. were/rained C. had been/had rained D. were/had rained 12. When Danny and Cecelia________, they _________ each other for two weeks. A. had gotten married/only knew B. had gotten married/had only known C. got married/had only known D. got married/only knew 13. Lee’s manager ________ to convince him to stay, but he ___________to quit. A. tried/had already decided B. had tried/had already decided C. had tried/already decided D. tried/already decided 14. Jennifer________ in several other cities when she__________ to move to New York City. A.lived/decided B. lived/had decided C. had lived/decided D. had lived/had decided 15. Elena_______ her bicycle for only a short time before somebody_________ it. A. had had/stole B. had had/had stolen C. had/stole D. had/had stolen 16. I __________ sick for several days, so I _________ to see the doctor. A. had felt/had gone B. felt/had gone C. felt/went D. had felt/went 17. The movie _________by the time we _________ to the theater. A. had already started/had got B. already started/got C. had already started/got D. already started/had got 18. Tom ________ to close the door before he _________ the house. A. forget/had left B. forgot/had left C. had forgot/forgot D. forgot/left 19. After the guests __________, I ___________ to bed. A. left/went B. had left/went C. left/had gone D. had left/had gone 20. When I arrived at the party last night, he ___________ home. A. already went B. went already C. had already gone D. had gone already B. Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: Simple Past or Past Perfect. 1. When we arrived, the dinner (already begin)……………….…….. 2. She (cry) …………..…..….. after he (go)…………..…..……….. 4 3. They (tell) ………….….. us we were too late. The train (leave)…………….…... 4. When I (get) ………..…..…. to the theatre , the play (already start)…….…...….. 5. John was not at home. He (go) ……..….………..… away. 6. The house was very quiet. Everybody (go) ……………….…. to bed. 7. They (not go) ……………………... home until they finished their work. 8. We (just turn off) …………….……. the lights when we heard someone at the door. 9. Everyone (eat) ……..…... dinner by the time we (get) …...… to the dining-room. 10. We (ask) …………….... the poster where he (put) ……………..… our luggage. 11. He (do) ……………………… nothing before he saw me. 12. He thanked me for what I (do) .…………………….. 13. I (be) …………..…… sorry that I had hurt him. 14. After they had gone, I (sit) ………………… down and (rest) .……………. 15. He (die) …………………….. after he (be) ……………….. ill a long time. 16. As soon as you (go)……………….., I (want) ……..…………. to see you again. 17. Before you (go) ………. very far, we found that we (lose) …….……… our way. 18. My friend (not see) …………………… me for many years when I met him. 19. My father (tell) …………………. me he (give) ……………. up smoking. 20. He (be) ……………… late because he (have) ……………… an accident. C. Complete each sentence with the verbs in the Past simple or Past progressive tenses. 1. I (call) _______________ Mr. Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be) _______________ at home. He (study) _______________ at the library. 2. I (not hear) _______________ the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep) _______________. 3. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine) _______________. The birds (sing) _______________. 4. My brother and sister (talk) _______________ about something when I (walk) _______________ into the room. 5. Tom went to his friends’ house, but the boys (not be) there. They (play) _______________ soccer in the vacant lot down the street. 6. The little boy (fall) _______________ asleep while his mother (read) _______________ him a story. 7. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it (snow) _______________ in Iowa, the sun (shine) _______________ in Florida. 8. John (have) _______________ a car accident last week. He (drive) _______________ down the street when suddenly a lorry (hit) _______________ his car from behind. 9. They (wait) _______________ for me when I (arrive) _______________ at the station. 10. We (drive) _______________ home from the theatre when the police (stop) _______________ us. 5 11. The wind (blow) _______________ very hard when I (go) _______________ out this morning. 12. She (swim) _______________ in the sea when I (see) _______________ her. 13. When I last (see) ____________ Jane, she (try) ______________ to find a job. 14. I walk) _______________ along the street when I suddenly (hear) _______________ footsteps behind me. 15. Henry (go) _______________ into the restaurant when the writer (have) _______________ dinner. D. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 1. Mary ……………… a dress when she cut her finger. A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes 2. They ……………. football when the lights in the stadium ………….. out. A. were playing/went C. were playing/ was going B. played/was going D. playing/went 3. I ……………. a lot of time travelling since I …………….. this new job. A. spend/get B. have spent/get C. spent/got D. have spent/got 4. He ……………… in this school before he ……………… for England. A. taught/had left B. taught/has left C. had taught/left D. has taught/left 5. While George and John ……………. their room, she ……………. the ironing. A. cleaning/doing C. were cleaning/doing B. were cleaning/was doing D. cleaning/was doing 6. I …………….. how to dance when I ……………. six years old. A. don’t know / was B. didn’t know / am C. didn’t know / was D. haven’t known/was 7. London …………… a lot since we first ……………. to live here. A. changed/came B. has changed/ came C. had changed/ came D. has changed/ come 8. She was thoughtfully looking at him while he ……………. a newspaper. A. read B. was reading C. has read D. has been reading 9. While I ……………… the floor, Mrs. Baker began cooking. A. swept B. was sweeping C. has swept D. has been sweeping 10. I just ………… a telegram to say that my poor friend is badly ill again. A. had B. have had C. was having D. has been having 11. I have lost my key again. I …………….. things. I lose things too often. A. always lose B. am always losing C. have always lost D. was always losing 12. I …….. Ann at her father’s house twenty years ago and ……… her ever since. A. met/ have known B. was meeting/ knew C. met knew D. have met/ was working 13. Higher education in the US ………... in 1636 when the first colonists ……….. Harvard College. 6 A. has began/ founded B. began/ have founded C. began/ founded D. was beginning/ have founded 14. I ……………… my report when you entered the hall. A. made B. have been making C. was making D. have made 15. They ………………. the new words yesterday from three to seven. A. learnt B. have been learning C. have learnt D. were learning 16. When Jack …………… me, I ……………… a letter. A. was phoning/ wrote B. phoned/ has been writing C. phoned/ was writing D. has phoned/ was writing 17. Before you …………………., I ………………… all the work. A. come/ do B. came / had done C. will come / do D. come/ will do 18. She ……………… this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock. A. wrote B. has written C. has been writing D. was writing 19. My mother often ………………… morning exercises. A. do B. does C. doing D. has done 20. She ……………….. some cakes yesterday at 2 p.m. A. make B. has been making C. has made D. was making 21. He ……………. me to the party yesterday. A. invited B. has invited C. has been invited D. was inviting 22. He ………………… a book two days ago. A. read B. has been reading C. was reading D. has read 23. Miss Brown’s telephone …………….. when she ……………….. . A. rang/ dressed B. was ringing/ was dressing D. was ringing/ dresses D. rang/ was dressing 25. When he ………… into the office, the secretary ……… a crosswords puzzle. A. came/ was doing B. was coming/ was doing C. was coming/ did D. came/ did 26. Why ………….. to me while I ………………? A. did you not listen/ was speaking B. were you not listening/ was speaking C. were you not listening/ spoke D. did you not listen/ spoke 27. Mercury ………….. at 357,23 degree Centigrade. A. boils B. is boiling C. boiling D. boiled 28. He ……………… for her, but she never …………………. . A. was waiting/ was coming B. waited / was coming C. was waiting/ came D. was waiting/ comes 29. While I ………….. for him to call up, he ………… a good time in the bar. A. waited/ was having B. have waited/ was having C. was waiting/ have had D. was waiting/ was having 30. They ………………. this film last week. A. have seen B. saw C. have been seeing D. were seeing 31. She ……………. the picture when I came. 7 A. painted B. has painted C. was painting D. have been 32. The man got out the car, ……...……round to the back and opened the boot. A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk 33. It ………………. this week. A. rained B. has rained C. was raining D. rains 34. She ……………. a bath at seven o’clock last night. A. was having B. had C. has had D. has been having 35. She …………………. dishes already. A. was washing B. washed C. has washed D. has been washing 36. They …………….. supper when the telephone rang. A. had B. have had C. were having D. have been having 37. I ………………. you for ages. A. didn’t meet B. haven’t met C. was not meeting D. haven’t meeting 38. Last summer he ………………… to Ha Long Bay. A. has gone B. was going C. went D. has been going 39. While she ………….., she ……………… the doorbell, then voices. A. was washing up/ heard B. washed up/ has heard C. has heard/ was hearing D. was washing up/ was hearing 40. “She ……………. tea”, let’s go to the dinning room”. A. is making B. made C. has made D. has making 41. The library ………………. by the time I ……………….. there. A. had closed/ got B. closed/ got C. closed/ had got D. has closed/ got 42. When my friend ……………, I …………… an exercise for an hour. A. was coming/ had been doing B. came/ was doing C. was coming/ has been doing D. came/ had done 43. We …………….. while he ……………… . A. read/ was eating B. were reading/ ate C. read/ ate D. were reading/ was eating 44. When he …………………., I …………….. in London for a week. A. arrived/ was living B. was living/ has been living C. arrived/ has been living D. arrived/ had lived 45. Be quiet, please! We ……… at the translation and you ………. a lot of noise. A. are working/ are making B. work/ are making B. are working/ make D. work/ make 46. He always ……………… for a walk in the morning. A. go B. is going C. goes D. going 47. “Where is Jack?” “He …….. his girl friend at the station. She …… at 12 o’clock.” A. meets/ is coming B. is meeting/ comes C. meets/ comes D. is meeting/ is coming 48. She …………….. . Is something wrong? A. cries B. is crying C. cry D. crying 8 49. A decade ………………… a period of ten years. A. describes B. is describing C. describe D. describing 50. Her brother ……………….. in Canada now. A. working B. works C. is working D. work 51. In the morning I ……...… little time, so I …………. a shower in the evening. A. have/ take B. am having/ am taking C. have/ am taking D. am having/ take 52. She always ……………… but ……………… nothing to realize her dreams. A. dreams/ does B. is dreaming/ does C. dreams/ is doing D. is dreaming/ is doing 53. He ……………. so suspicious to me at the moment. I wonder why. A. is B. will be C. was D. is being 54. Hurry up, Jane! We all ……………. for you. A. wait B. are waiting C. waiting D. are waited 55. Don’t bother her. She ……. her French lesson. She always …... it in the morning. A. takes/ is taking B. is taking/ takes C. takes/ takes D. is taking/ is taking 56. I ……………..….Louisiana state University in 1990. A. am attending B. attend C. was attending D. attended 57. He has been selling motorcycles…………… A. ten years ago B. since ten years C. for ten years ago D. for ten years 58. Columbus……………….America more than 400 years ago. A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. was discovering 59. He fell down when he ………………towards the church. A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run 60. We ………..…….there when our father died. A. still lived B. lived still C. was still living D. were still living 61. I………..….in the room now. A. am being B. was being C. have been being D. am 62. I…………….…..to New York three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 63. The little girl asks what……………..to her friend yesterday. A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. have happened 64. John …….……a book when I saw him. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading 65. Jack …………..the door. A. has just opened B. open C. will have opened D. opening 66. I have been waiting for you………. A. since early morning B. since 9 a.m C. for two hours D. all are correct 67. My sister………..….for you since yesterday. A. is looking B. was looking C. has looked D. looked 68. Jack…………..…the door recently. A. has painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting 9 69. The train ………half an hour ago. A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left 70. We ………….…Doris since last Sunday. A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen E. Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct tense: 1. As we (cross) ……………… the street, we (see) ………………. an accident. 2. Tom (see) ………..…… a serious accident while he (stand) ……….………… at the bus stop. 3. The children (play) ………………… football when their mother (come) …………….. back home. 4. The bell (ring) ……………….. while Tom (take) ………………… a bath. 5. He (not be) ……………….. here since Christmas, I wonder where he (live) ……………….. since then. 6. Jack (go) ……..……… to Paris for a holiday. He never (be) ……..………. there. 7. …………. you (sleep) ……………. so far? I (ring) …………….. the bell for the last 20 minutes. 8. He (write) …………………. a novel for two years, but he (not/ finish) ………………………. yet. 9. Mary (lose) …………… her hat and she (look) ………..…….. for it until now. 10. How many times ……………..you (see) ………………. him since he (go) …………… to Edinburgh? 11. We (be) …………… from France. We (be) ……………… there for 20 years. 12. I (see) …………………. her before. 13. They told me they (not eat) ………………….. such kind of food before. 14. After he (go) ………….……, we (sit)..…….……. down and (rest)…..…….... 15. After taking a bath, he (go) ………………. to bed. 16. He (teach) …………... in this school before he (leave)……..… for England. 17. When John and I got to the theatre, the movie (start) ………….…… already. 18.They (go) ……………. home after they (finish)………………….. their work. 19.He (do)………………. nothing before he (see)………………….. me. 20.I (feel) ……………. a little better after I (take)………………… the medicine. 21.It was raining hard, but by the time class (be) …………….. over, the rain (stop) …………………… . 22.After John (wash) ……………. his clothes, he (begin) …………….. to study. 23.When I (come) ……….. there, she (go) ………….. away half an hour before. 24.When the police (come) ……………… here, the thieves (run) ……………… away five minutes before. 25.Sam (already/leave) ………………… when we (get)………………….. there. 26.By the time Jason (arrive) ………………. to help, we (already/finish) ……………… moving everything. 10 27.Yesterday I (go) ……………… to my daughter’s dance recital. I (never be) ……………… to a dance recital before. I (not take) ……………….. dancing lessons when I (be) ………………….. a child. 28.Last night I (eat) ………………. four servings of food at the “all-you-can-eat” special dinner at The Village Restaurant. 29.Alexander Graham Bell (already invent) …………………… the telephone by the time I (be)…………………… born. 30.A: I (see) ………………. you in the school last night. You (do) …………… a terrific acting job. B: Yes, I (start) …………………. acting when I was in elementary school. 31. It’s six o’clock. Mary (be) ……………..at home. She (have) …………..dinner. She (always have) ……………..dinner with her family at around six o’clock. 32. It (be) ………………a long time since I (see) ……………….Nam. So when I (see) ……………….him yesterday, I (be) ……………..so surprised. 33. When I (come) ……….…..to see them last night, they (play) ……….…….. cards. 34. We often (go) …………....…swimming when we (be) …….………… kids. 35. The little girl suddenly (fall into) ……..………the water while she (run) ………………… to catch a butterfly yesterday. 36. Since the war (break out) ……..…………, the man (not live) ………………… in that country. 37. She (be) ……………..sorry now that she (not attend) ………..…..………..the meeting yesterday. 38. When I (meet) …………..Tom last night, he (prepare) …..….…..……..to take the job. 39. Please keep quiet. I (do) …….………..my exercises. You always (make) …………….….. noise while I (learn) ………………….. 40. ……………….Mary (already feed) ……………….the cat? 41. She (give)……………….him some fish yesterday. 42. She (cook) …….................. in the kitchen when the telephone rang. 43. Bad driving often (cause) …………..….many accidents. 44. The Greens usually (drive) …….............. to the countryside at the weekends. 45. The pupils are talking cheerfully when the teacher (come) ……................ 46. It began to rain while we (sleep) …….................. soundly. 47. He went to see her a month ago, but he (not meet) ………....... her since then. 48. Ann (wash)…................. the dishes while Alice (iron)................ some clothes. 49. Hurry up! A train (come) ……................. 50. People usually (arrive) ……............. early for the performance. F. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: 1. By the time the police come, the robber had run away. A B C D 2. We learnt English at high school for 7 years. Now I am still studying it. 11 A B C D 3. That's my sister over there. She stands near the window. A B C D 4. Mr. Ba rides his bicycle to work at the moment. A B C D 5. Did you and your family went to Jane's birthday party yesterday evening? A B C D 6. I not wrote to you before the exam because I was too busy. A B C D 7. The marathon runner has run for almost two hours when he collapsed to the pavement. A B C D 8. We were at home having our anniversary dinner when my uncle was calling to A B C D congratulate us last night. 9. Mark took many trips to Asia since he started his own import-export business. A B C D 10. The children have been playing ball for two hours, but they don't seemed to be A B C D tired yet. 11. Last night I have had dinner with two friends. I have known both of them for A B C D a long time. 12. After taking the medication, the patient becomes drowsy and more manageable. A B C D 13. Tom wants to get married, but he doesn't meet the right person yet. A B C D 14. Mr. Davy was just getting off the plane when he feels a sharp pain in his chess. A B C D 16. I saw that movie three times, and now I want to see it again. A B C D 17. Up to now Michael wrote five novels and over sixteen short stories. A B C D 18. So far this week the teachers are giving us a lot of homework every day. A B C D 19.There are more than 40 presidents of the United States since it became a country. A B C D 20. By the time he left the office, he have attended three meetings. A B C D 21. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I was turning on the air conditioner. A B C D 12 22. By the time Phong arrived to help, we have already finished moving everything. A B C D 23. We have lived since ten years, but we are going to move again soon. A B C D 24. Last Sunday while Sandy cleaned out the attic, she found her mother's wedding dress. A B C D 25. I think you have asked me five or six questions since we have begun this exercise. A B C D 26. Tom and his father plays tennis every afternoon with their friends. A B C D 27. I didn’t see him since he moved to London. A B C D 28. When I walk past the park, I saw some children play football. A B C D 29. After John eaten dinner, he wrote several letters and went to bed. A B C D 30. After George had returned to his house, he was reading a book. A B C D   INFINITIVES (Vo, to V) and GERUNDS (V-ing) A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 1. It was so cold that they kept the fire ……............ all night. A. to burn B. burn C. burning D. burned 2. Though he had often made his sister ………… today he was made ………….. by his little sister. A. cry/to cry B. crying/crying C. cry/cry D. to cry/cry 3. You ………….. books to the library. A. had not better to return B. had not better return C. had better not return D. had better not to return 4. I prefer ……………. the book at home to ……………. the boring film. A. reading/see B. to read/see C. read/seeing D. reading/seeing 5. It is necessary ……………. his father everything. A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. to be told. 6. Do you remember ………………. me at a party last year? A. meet B. to meet C. met D. meeting 7. I’m busy now. I’m sorry I can’t help ……………. the flowers. A. to water B. watering C. watered D. waters 8. The teacher asked me if I knew …………….. the machine. A. to operate on B. how operating C. operating D. how to operate 13 9. She pretended …………….. me when I passed by. A. not to see B. not seeing C. to not see D. having not seen 10. I tried ……………… the bus, but I missed it. A. to catch B. catching C. to be caught D. being caught 11. –“Let’s have a break.” - “Not now .I didn’t want to stop ……………” A. study B. to study C. for studying D. studying 12. The cassette player is out of order. It needs ……………. right now. A. fix B. fixing C. fixed D. to fix 13. Did he ask you ……………… with children? A. to play B. playing C. play D. to be played 14. Tom needs …….. another job. His present company is going out of business. A. finding B. to find C. find D. to be found 15. My brother wants ………………. the local organization of volunteers. A. to join B. join C. to be joined D. joining 16. They may ……………… to our village in a few days. A. be come B. to come C. to be coming D. come 17. Jose thanked us for ………………… them to dinner. A. being invited B. invited C. inviting D. to invite 18. Would you like …………………. now or wait for him to join us? A. to eat B. eating C. to be eaten D. eat 19. She lets her children ………………… up very late. A. stay B. to stay C. staying D. to be stayed 20. Whenever we meet, Jack avoids ……………….. at me. A. to look B. looking C. looked D. having looked 21. I'm sorry about ………………… home late yesterday. A. came B. coming C. having come D. come 22. His niece regrets not ................... hard when she was a student. A. to work B. working C. work D. to have worked 23. They watched a snake .................. a mouse on TV. A. ate B. eat C. had eaten D. was eating 24. She regretted .................... the valuable watch. A. dropped B. to dropping C. dropping D. to drop 25. Our teacher makes us ............. very hard. A. to work B. work C. working D. be work 26. You have to let your children ................. their own way in the end. A. to go B. going C. go D. be going 27. I remember .............. the package a few days before going to the countryside. A. to send B. sending C. sent D. to have sent 28. They haven't got anything ................ me. A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told 29. They have decided ...................... a physicist. 14 A. not be B. not to be C. be not D. to be not 30. Would you mind ..................... me a hand? A. give B. to give C. given D. giving 31. It’s not worth ............................ to him. He never answers letters. A. write B. to write C. written D. writing 32. Studying history is important to ..................... the love of our country. A. to promote B. promoted C. promoting D. being promoted 33. The clowns made the audience ......................... so much. A. laughing B. laugh C. laughed D. to laugh 34. Nam's class kept ......................... on the book report all week last week. A. work B. working C. to work D. worked 35. Nam asked his classmate............................. him an English book. A. lend B. to lend C. lent D. lending 36. Lan told her friends not .............................. reference books out of the library. A. take B. taking C. to take D. taken 37. I shouldn't let her ..................... out alone. A. going B. went C. to go D. go 38. We heard the teacher ............................. A. comes B. came C. come D. to come 39. That's a machine for ............................. eggs. A. grade B. grading C. graded D. to grade 40. Do you enjoy ...................... your bicycle to the countryside at the weekends? A. ride B. to ride C. riding D. rides 41. We watched the soldiers ............................. in the parade. A. to marching B. to march C. march D. a & c are correct 42. Do you mind ..................... in a small house with us? A. to live B. live C. living D. being lived 43. John hasn't finished ......................... yet. A. worked B. working C. to work D. being worked 44. I hate ..................... so early, but I was very tired last night. A. of leaving B. leaving C. for leaving D. at leaving 45. Lan asked Mrs. Brown - her teacher ............ her more about Charles Dickens. A. tell B. telling C. told D. to tell 46. She intends ......................... for her mother at a bus stop. A. waiting B. to wait C. waited D. waits 47. Mary is very anxious .................... her grandmother. A. meet B. to meet C. meets D. meeting 48. I'm very sorry when ................. seeing the interesting film on TV last night. A. missing B. miss C. missed D. to miss 49. She told her son ............... her to work. 15 A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drives 50. Reading is helpful in ...................... the pupils' knowledge. A. develop B. developed C. developing D. to develop 51. You repeat a prohibition. You say, "I asked you ........... touch my computer." A. to not B. not to C. to don’t D. no to 52. Thank you for ....................... me. A. invite B. invited C. inviting D. invitation 53. I am really looking forward to ..................... you and your family again. A. see B. have seen C. saw D. seeing 54. Do you enjoy .................... to the theatre? A. go B. to go C. going D. went 55. What do you intend ......................? A. bought B. to buy C. buy D. to have bought 56. I'm afraid of ................... the streets. A. cross B. to cross C. crossing D. crossed 57. Let's ...................... over there. A. to go B. gone C. went D. go 58. You might ................. to help the newcomers. A. wanted B. want C. to want D. wants 59. Let’s .................. at home and watch TV. A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. stayed 60. Let's go .............. in Oxford Street. A. for shop B. shopping C. to shop D. shop 61. Two of his teeth need .............. A. filling B. be filled C. filled D. to fill 62. It's so nice ................... you. A. to see B. seeing C. saw D. see 63. I couldn't help .................. at some of his remarks. A. but laugh B. laugh C. to laugh D. laughing 64. She enjoys ............ to the cinema on Sunday evenings. A. to go B. going C. being gone D. go 65. John would rather .................. early than late. A. to arriving B. arriving C. arrive D. arrived 66. Is this film worth .............? A. to see B. seeing C. see D. to have seen 67. - "Dick is so lonely." - "I'd like him ................... a nice girl." A. finds B. to find C. finding D. find 68. I want him .................. this exercise in ink. A. write B. to write C. writing D. written 69. You don’t need …............... the ending of the story. A. to tell B. tell C. told D. telling 16 70. It's no good .................... your father about your failure. A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. told 71. They asked Mr. White ....................... that offer. A. to reconsider B. reconsider C. reconsidering D. be reconsidered 72. This decaying tooth needs .............. A. to pull B. pull C. pulling D. pulled 73. He doesn't need .............. so quickly. A. to run B. ran C. runs D. running 74. He doesn't enjoy .................... football. He'd rather ................ tennis. A. play / to play B. to play / play C. playing / play D. playing / to play 75. Before .............. to bed, remember to turn off the lights. A. to go B. went C. goes D. going 76. My mother made me ............... in bed for a week. A. staying B. stay C. stayed D. to stay 77. No one can make him ................ his plan. A. change B. changing C. to change D. changes 78. In spite of the hot weather, the little boy refused ............ off his coat. A. take B. have take C. to take D. having take 79. She was amazed ...................... about that. A. to know B. knowing C. to be known D. know 80. The students are happy .................. that good news. A. to hear B. heard C. hears D. hearing 81. Would you mind ............ this problem for me? A. solve B. will solve C. to solve D. solving 82. The witnesses said they had seen the thieves .............. into the bank. A. gone B. went C. go D. were going 83. Mary practices ................ English through radio every morning. A. to listen B. listen C. listening D. listens 84. We're ready ................. working. A. to begin B. beginning C. begin D. begins 85. Why don't you advise him ................. out of crowds? A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. stayed 86. This door needs ................... A. painted B. painting C. to paint D. be painted 87. Please let Peter ................... his older sister doing the gardening. A. help B. helps C. to help D. helping 88. The clowns in the circus made us .................. a lot. A. to laugh B. laughed C. laugh D. laughing 89. Paul spends much time ............. games every day. A. to play B. play C. playing D. plays 90. Peter is not old enough ...................... there. 17 A. working B. work C. to work D. to be work 91. Do you enjoy .................... a computer? A. use B. to use C. using D. being use 92. Why don't you ask someone ................ those curtains? A. to wash B. wash C. washing D. washed 93. Tuan wanted me ................... him. A. help B. to help C. helping D. will help 94. I like watching the boy ................... football. A. played B. to play C. playing D. will play 95. Mary asked her mother ................... her more about the fairy story. A. tell B. told C. to be told D. to tell 96. Nam hasn't finished ................... yet. A. working B. to work C. worked D. works 97. The librarian told the students not .............. reference books out of the library. A. taking B. to take C. takes D. take 98. We hear Peter ................... A. come B. came C. was coming D. is coming 99. Milk is used for ................... many products. A. produce B. to make C. make D. making 100. Do you enjoy ................... picture-books? A. to read B. being read C. reading D. read B. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: 1. I am looking forward to (see) ______________ you. 2. He is tired of (walk) _____________ to school. 3. I arranged (meet) _____________ them here. 4. He urged us (work) ______________ faster. 5. I wish (see) _____________ the manager. 6. It's no use (wait) ____________. 7. He warned her (not touch) ________________ the wire. 8. Don't forget (lock) ___________ the door before (go)_____________ to bed. 9. My mother told me (not speak) ______________ to anyone about it. 10. I can't understand her (behave) _____________ like that. 11. He tried (explain) ___________ but she refused (listen) ____________. 12. At dinner she annoyed me by (smoke) ___________ between the courses. 13. You are expected (know) ___________ the safety regulations of the college. 14. He decided (disguise) _________ himself by (dress) _________ as a woman. 15. Lam prepared (wait) ___________ here all night if necessary. 16. Would you mind (show) ___________ me how (work) ___________ the lift? 17. After (walk) ___________ for three hours we stopped to let the others (catch) ____________ with us. 18. I am beginning (understand) ____________ what you mean. 18 19. He was fined for (exceed) ______________ the speed limit. 20. The boys like (play) __________ games but hate (do) ____________ lessons. 21. The teacher promised (help) _________ us (prepare) _________ for the examination. 22. We regret (say) ____________ that the lecture was dull and wasn’t worth (listen) ____________ to. 23. The children are busy (collect) _________ shells on the beach. 24. There’s no (deny) ___________ that he enjoys (listen) _________ to his own voice. 25. Is (boil) _________ or (fry) __________ the best way of (cook) ________ this fish? 26. It’s no use your (ask) _________ him (lend) _________ you any money. 27. Can you manage (finish) ________ (write) ___________ these reports by yourself? 28. He advised me (consider) __________ all the facts before (decide) ___________ (accept) ___________ the job. 29. They refused (allow) _________ us (go) ______ in without (sign) ______ the book. 30. My uncle used to (show) ______ me where (go) _______ and what (buy) _______. 31. There’s nothing like (walk) _________ as a means of (keep) _________ fit. 32. Your doctor advised (go) _________ to bed early, so I really can’t understand your (want) _________ (stay) _________ up late. 33. We considered (give) _________ her a dress for her birthday, but couldn’t help (buy) _________ her some flowers, too. 34. There’s nothing (be) _________ done about it now except (tell) _________ the police the truth. 35. I remember (hear) ______ him (say) ____ the grass needed (cut) _______. 36. Would you mind (keep) _________ quiet for a moment? I’m trying (fill) _________ in a form. - It’s no use (ask) ___________ children (keep) _________ quiet. They can’t help (make) ___________ noise. 37. The miser spent all his time (count) ___________ his money and (think) ___________ up new hiding places. He kept (move) ____________ it about because he was terrified of (be) ____________ robbed. He used to (get) _________ up at night (make) ____________ sure it was still there. 38. They don’t allow (smoke) ____________ in the auditorium; they don’t want (risk) ___________ (set) ____________ it on fire. 39. Would you like me (turn) ______________ down the radio a bit? - No, it’s all right. I’m used to (work) _____________ with the radio on. 40. We couldn’t help (laugh) ___________ when he was making fun of himself. 41. He annoyed me very much by (tease) _____________ me. 42. I'll never regret (do) ______________ a kind action. 43. Why don't you advise him (go) ______________ to the police? 44. Where would you recommend me (go) _____________ for my holidays? 45. At last I succeeded in (persuade) ____________ him to go camping with me. 19 46. It is very unpleasant (meet) _______________ him everyday. 47. Why does he ask me for money? I remember (pay) ______________ him. 48. After (discuss) ______________ the matter for an hour, the committee decided to change their plan. 49. Finally, they agreed (lend) _____________ him some money. 50. Please go on (write) ______________ . C. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correction: 1. My little son insisted on go out by himself. A B C D 2. The flower seller recommended me buying some roses. A B C D 3. I enjoy not have to get up early when I’m on holiday. A B C D 4. Before went abroad, he had finished his English course at the English- Speaking A B C D Center. 5. Let’s taking a walk. Walking is good for our health. A B C D 6. I could not help laugh when I saw that comedy. A B C D 7. Peter is not used to speak in front of people. A B C D 8. I remember to put my books on the table but now they are nowhere seen. A B C D 9. They are looking forward to meet their friends again. A B C D 10. Most children enjoy to read picture books while teenagers prefer novels. A B C D 11. Almost everyone fails passing his driving test on the first try. A B C D 12. When my father was young, he used to walk along the river and watching boats. A B C D 13. He can’t make everybody understood him whenever he speaks French. A B C D 14. Peter advised me reading some more books. A B C D 15. If you don’t allow me enter, I’ll break down the door. A B C D 16. Would you mind give me a hand? A B C D 17. Farmers can help enrich the soil by to add fertilizer. A B C D 20 18. She enjoyed to be able to meet some of her old friends. A B C D 19. After to take the medication, the patient became drowsy and more manageable. A B C D 20. It was such a small town that I had difficulty to find a job. A B C D 21. After to invent dynamite, Alfred Nobel became rich, but when he saw its A B universally destructive power, he was very sorry about his invention. C D 22. People want to conserve the environment, but they cannot help pollute it. A B C D 23. The taxi driver told the man to don’t allow his disobedient son to hang out the A B C D window. 24. We admired his way of do things very much A B C D 25. It is very difficult for us to preventing forest fires during the drought. A B C D 26. We would love to have an opportunity of meet you again A B C D 27. I don’t recommend to eat in that restaurant. A B C D 28. He stopped to smoke because cigarettes are harmful to his health. A B C D 29. I told them to obey the traffic law when travelled on the road. A B C D 30. Before to go elsewhere for new staff, we always try to hire in house. A B C D D. Rewrite the following sentences with the words given. 1. Would you close the door, please? ---> Would you mind __________________________________________? 2. The thief forced the bank manager to lie on the ground. ---> The thief made ____________________________________________. 3. He spent two hours writing the essay. ---> It took ___________________________________________________. 4. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. ---> It’s better to avoid__________________________________________ 5. Please don’t interrupt me all the time. ---> Would you mind___________________________________________? 6. I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you. ---> I don’t mind ______________________________________________ 21 7. Why don’t we stay at home for a change? ---> I suggest _________________________________________________ 8. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away? ---> Do you mind______________________________________________? 9. Are you sure you paid those bills yesterday? ---> Do you remember _________________________________________? 10. My teacher advised buying that book. ---> My teacher advised us ______________________________________. 11. Asking him for help is useless. ---> It’s no use________________________________________________ 12. We expect to meet them again. ---> We look forward __________________________________________ 13. I don’t want to go to the movie tonight. ---> I don’t feel like ___________________________________________ 14. I expect that he will get there by lunchtime. ---> I expect him ______________________________________________ 15. Could you turn the radio down, please? ---> Would you mind __________________________________________?   PASSIVE INFINITIVE and PASSIVE GERUND A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 1. Jane is going to fill out an application. She wants _____ for the job A. considering B. being considered C. to consider D. to be considered 2. The mail is supposed _____ at noon. A. delivering B. being delivered C. to deliver D. to be delivered 3. Your compositions are supposed ______ in ink. A. writing B. being written C. to write D. to be written 4. I don’t appreciate________ when I’m speaking. A. interrupting B. being interrupted C. to interrupt D. to be interrupted 5. The mountain climbers are in danger of ______ by an avalanche. A. to kill B. to be killed C. killing D. being killed 6. Does Dr. Steinberg mind _____ at home if his patients need his help? A. to call B. to be called C. calling D. being called 7. Julia appreciated ______ breakfast in bed when she wasn’t feeling well. A. serving B. being served C. to serve D. to be served 8. Tony Blair has a good chance of _____. I know I’m going to vote for him. A. electing B. being elected C. to elect D. to be elected 9. David’s low test scores kept him from _____ to the university. A. to admit B. to be admitted C. admitting D. being admitted 10. Sometimes adolescents complain about not ______ by their parents. 22 A. to understand B. to be understood C. understanding D. being understood 11. Although younger than the other children, she demanded _______ in the game. A. to include B. to be included C. including D. being including 12. The mouse avoided ______ by coming out only when the two cats were outside. A. catching B. to be caught C. being caught D. to catch 13. Sally hoped ______ to join the private club. She could make important business contacts there. A. inviting B. being invited C. to invite D. to be invited 14. Mary’s children are used to _________ up after school every day. A. picking B. pick C. be picked D. being picked 15. If you want to develop inner tranquility, you have to stop ______ by very little thing that happens. A. bothering B. being bothered C. to bother D. to be bothered B. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: 1. Did you expect (invite)…………….……. to Ms. Thoa’s party? 2. Thùy Vương always wants (praise)……………….…… 3. Do we need (modernize)………………….... our house, Dad? 4. Did you ask her (come)…………….…… to the get-together next Sunday? 5. Show me how this microwave oven (operate)…………….…. 6. We heard the man (say)………………… goodbye to the host in Chinese. 7. This book is easy (find)…………….... at any shop round here. 8. Who was the first person (come)……………….….. into the classroom? 9. No one was found (be)……………….…. guilty. 10. We watched a strange man (enter)………………..….. your house at the time. 11. You are expected (get)……………….…. home by midnight, son. 12. It’s pleasant (see) ………………….. you again after such a long time. 13. How often does Mum have Dad (do)………………….. the cooking? 14. Let no one (touch)…………..……. anything in my office while I am away. 15. No one can make him (do)………………….. what he doesn’t like. 16. The little boy was left (stay)……………..…… home alone. 17. Everyone needs to love or (love)………..…….. 18. This food has (cook)…………….…. in oil, not in fat. 19. Dad told me what gifts (open)………………… first. 20. To be honest, I don’t like (talk to)……………….…. in such a way. 21. I hate (keep) _______________ waiting. 22. She wanted (go) ____________ home but the boss made her (stay) ________ until she finished (type) __________ those contracts. 23. She locked the front door because she didn’t want (disturb) ___________ . 24. Professor Smith dislikes (interrupt) _________ when he explaining the lecture. 25. I enjoy (entertain) ________________ by commercials. 23 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. I don’t expect (tell) ______________ the truth by advertisers. I appreciate not (treat) ______________ like I’m a child. I resent (force) ______________ to watch ads before movies. Advertisers want their products (remember) _________________. I was disappointed not (ask) ______________ to participate in the survey.  24  GERUNDS (V-ing) and PRESENT PARTICIPLE (V-ing) A. Indicate which underlined verb is Gerund and which one is Present Participle: 1. He offered to lend me the money. I didn’t like taking it but I had no alternative. 2. The snow kept falling and the workmen grew tired of trying to keep the roads clear. 3. - Do you remember reading about it? - No, at that time I was too young to read newspaper. 4. Waving their hands, the spectators cheered the runners. 5. - What was in the letter? - I don’t know. I didn’t like opening it as it wasn’t addressed to me. 6. Try to avoid being late. He hates being kept waiting. 7. The gunman began firing. He felt the bullet grazing his cheek. 8. This book tells you how to win at games without actually cheating. 9. He heard the clock striking six and knew that it was time for him to get up. 10.I can hear the bell ringing but nobody seems to be coming to open the door. 11.- Did you advise going to the police? - No, I didn’t like giving any advice on such a difficult matter. 12.I wish my refrigerator would stop making the horrible noise. You can’t hear anyone speaking. 13.He wanted to put my chameleon on a tartan rug and watch it changing colour. 14.Drinking is necessary to maintain life. 15.He hates spending money. 16.The fire seems to be out. I can’t be quite out. I can hear the wood crackling. 17.It is pleasant to sit by the fire at night and hear the wind howling outside. 18.We are confident of winning the election. 19.I don’t like getting bills but when I do get them I like paying them promptly. 20.He has ruined his lungs by smoking. 21.Ask him to come in. Don’t keep him standing at the door. 22.I hate seeing a child crying. 23.I meant to buy an evening paper but I didn’t see anyone selling them. 24. No, I didn’t move the bomb. I was afraid to torch it; I was afraid of being blown to pieces! 25. - Did you remember locking the car? - No, I didn’t. I'd better go back and do it now. 26.-Let’s go for a swim! - I'm not particularly keen on swimming. What about going for a drive instead? 27.Asking questions is easier than answering them. 28.- I want to catch the 7 a.m. train tomorrow. - but that means to get up at 6; and you’re not very good at getting up early, are you? 29.He accepted the cut in salary without complaint because he was afraid to complain. He was afraid of losing his job. 30.Can you teach me painting? 25 31.Becoming tired of my complaints about the program, she turned it off. 32.She remembers part of her childhood quite clearly. She remembers going to school for the first time and being frightened and putting her finger in her mouth. And she remembers her teacher telling her to take it out. 33.Swimming is my hobby. 34.Next time we go house-hunting, remember to ask the agent for clear directions. I wasted hours looking for the last house. 35.When the painter felt the ladder beginning slipping he grabbed the gutter to save himself from falling. 36.- Did you remember booking seats for the theatre tomorrow? - Yes, I have the tickets here. Would you like to keep them? I am inclined to lose theatre tickets. 37.It is easy to see animals on the road in daylight but sometimes at night it is very difficult to avoid hitting them. 38.Feeling hungry, he went into the kitchen and opened the fridge. 39.I caught him climbing over my wall. I asked him to explain but he refused to say anything, so in the end I had to let him go. 40.We saw a boy swimming across the street. 41.The hunters liked being paid by the foot for the snakes they caught. This mean to take the snakes out of the sack and measure them. 42.After spending two days arguing about where to go for their holidays, they decided not to go anywhere. 43.He is talking about giving up his job and living in the country. 44.When at last I succeeded in convincing him that I wanted to get home quickly he put his foot on the accelerator and I felt the car leaping forward. 45.- I’m not used to driving on the left. - When you see everyone else doing it you’ll find it quite easy to do yourself. 46.There was no way of getting out of the building expect by climbing down a rope and Ann was too terrified to do this. 47.We heard the engines roaring as the plane began moving and we saw the people on the round waving good-bye. 48.We saw a clown standing on his head. 49.It’s no good writing to him; he never answers letters. The only thing to do is to go and see him. 50.- Why did you go all round the field instead of walking across it? - I didn’t like crossing it because of the bull. I never see a bull without thinking that it want to chase me. B. Use present participles or perfect participle to join sentences. 1. We barricaded the windows. We assembled in the hall. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. He addressed the congregation. He said he was sorry to see how few of them had been able to come. 26 ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. The criminal removed all traces of his crime. He left the building. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. He didn’t like to work. He threw himself on his bed. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. He escaped from the prison. He looked for a place where he could get food. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. She didn’t want to hear the story again. She had heard it all before. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. They found the money. They began quarrelling about how to divide it. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. She entered the room suddenly. She found them smoking. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. I turned on the light. I was astonished at what I saw. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 10.We visited the museum. We decided to have lunch in the park. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 11.He offered to show us the way home. He thought we were lost. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 12.I had looked through the fashion magazine. I realized that my clothes are hopelessly out of date. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 13.The tree had fallen across the road. It had been uprooted by the gale. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 14.People were sleeping in the next room. They were wakened by the sound of breaking glass. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 15. I knew that the murderer was still at large. I was extremely reluctant to open the door. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 16.He thought he must have made a mistake somewhere. He went through his calculations again. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 17.He stole the silver. He looked a place to hide it. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 18.I sat in the front row. I used opera glasses to see everything beautiful. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 19.One evening you will be sitting by the fire. You will remember this day. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 20.I didn’t like to sit down. I knew that there were ants in the grass. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 21.She believed that she could trust him absolutely. She gave him a blank cheque. 27 ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 22.She wore extremely fashionable clothes. She was surrounded by the photographers and pressmen. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 23.I had eaten a ripe orange. I began to read. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 24.The lion found his cage door open. He left the cage and walked slowly towards the zoo entrance. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 25.The government once tried to tax people according the size of their house. They put the tax on windows. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 26. The robbers saw the policeman. They ran away. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 27. I found the door open. I went inside. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 28. We had worked for several hours. We came out of the office. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 29. He didn’t realize the implication of his words. He went on speaking. ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 30. He cried at the top of his voice. He rushed at the thief. ………………………………………………………………………………………..   REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUNDS A. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech. 1. “I’ll see you tomorrow’’ ---> She told me…………………………………………………………………........ 2. “I saw her last Sunday’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 3. “I don’t like this film’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 4. “We go swimming today’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 5. “I’ll meet Mary on Sunday’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 6. “Peter and Sue are getting married tomorrow’’ ---> He said ……………………………………………………………………......... 7. “I really like this furniture’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 8. “I’m meeting them at four o’clock today’’ 28 ---> He said ……………………………………………………………………......... 9. “I live here with my parents’’ ---> He said ……………………………………………………………………......... 10. “Our new house is beautiful’’ ---> He said ……………………………………………………………………......... 11. “I want to be a teacher of English’’ ---> He said ……………………………………………………………………......... 12. “I can’t speak Chinese’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 13. “My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang’’ ---> He said …………………………………………………………………….......... 14. “I’ll be very busy today’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 15. “I must come to the meeting tomorrow’’ ---> He said ……………………………………………………………………......... 16. “I’m going away tomorrow, mother’’ ---> He told his mother ………………………………….………………………….. 17. “Nothing can grow in my garden. It never gets sun” ---> He said ……………………………………………………………………......... 18. “If you answer the questions correctly, you may win us 100” ---> She told me…………………………………………………………………........ 19. “I have to clean the floor today’’ ---> She said ……………………………………………………………………........ 20. “These roses are cut from my garden’’ ---> My aunt said …………………………………………………………………… B. Change the following sentences into Reported Speech with Gerund. 1. “I like the car. I’ll buy it.” The woman thought of.............................................................................................. 2. “I feel like going to America soon.” She looked forward to............................................................................................... 3. Mary said, “Let’s go to a movie.” Mary suggested ………………........................................................................…….. 4. “I didn’t break the windows”, Bill said. Bill denied .................................................................................................................. 5. “You told a lie, Tom”, she said. She accused Tom ....................................................................................................... 6. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, Jack”, said Mary. Mary apologized for……………………………………........................................... 7. “Why don’t we sing a few songs?” He suggested .............................................................................................................. 8. “You can’t run out of the garden,” Ms. Kelly said to the children. 29 Ms. Kelly prevented the children .............................................................................. 9. “Are you the new manager, Daisy? Congratulations!” said Bill. Bill congratulated........................................................................................................ 10. “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said. Daisy insisted her mother .......................................................................................... 11. “Don’t go out alone late at night,” she said. She suggested ............................................................................................................ 12. “Sorry I’m late,” said the supervisor. The supervisor apologized ........................................................................................ 13. “Please turn down your radio,” said Minh. Minh insisted ............................................................................................................. 14. “You have passed the final exams. Congratulations!” Jim said to you Jim congratulated …............................................................................................... 15. “It is so great that I will see them again”, said Daisy Daisy looked forward............................................................................................ 16. “Sorry! I’ve hurt your feeling”, Mrs. Pitt said to me Mrs. Pitt apologized ............................................................................................. 17. “It was so thoughtful of you to help me across the street”, the old lady told me My mother thanked ............................................................................................... 18. "Why didn't we invite our neighbours?" my sister said. My sister suggested …………..………………………………………..……….. 19. “Please turn down the radio,” said Minh. Minh insisted …………………………………………………………..………. 20. “I want to take part in this competition?”, Peter said Peter insisted........................................................................................................ 21. “You took the money”, he said. (accuse) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 22. “I stole his bicycle”, he said to the police. (admit) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 23. He said to the police, “I didn’t steal the bike”. (deny) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 24. He said, “I’m sorry I’m late”. (apologize) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 25. “I’m happy to hear that you have passed the final exam. Congratulations!”, Jim said to me. (congratulate) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 26. The police said to the thief, “You broke the traffic rules.” (accuse) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 27. The student said, “I didn’t cheat in the exam.” (deny) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 28. Ba said to his father, “I broke the window glass this morning.” (admit) 30 ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 29. “We should go for a picnic on Sunday”, said Linda. (suggest) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 30. “I always want to be a rich man.”, said David. (dream) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 31. The manager told the visitors, “Don’t stay at the hotel near the airport.” (warn) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 32. “Let’s eat out tonight’, said Tom. (suggest) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 33. “Have dinner at a restaurant”, Tom said. (insist) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 34. “I must have made a mistake in the calculations”, said Mr Forest. (admit) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 35. “I’ll pay for the meal”, Sarah insisted. (insist) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 36. Neil told us, “Perhaps we can go to Paris for the weekend.” (suggest) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 37. “I’m sorry. I couldn’t come to visit you last summer”, Kate said to her parents. ---> …………………………………………………………….…………(apologize) 38. “I hear you won the championship. Congratulations!” said Dane. (congratulate) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 39. “I asked for his name and address.” said Tom. (admit) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 40. James said to Daisy, “You are selfish.” (accuse) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 41. “We should take the jumper back to the shop”, Jack said to us. (suggest) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 42. “It’s not true! I have never been arrested by the police”, Larry said. (deny) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 44. “Might it be a good idea if we all organized our time more effectively” he said. --->.. ………………………..………………………………………………(suggest) 45. “You really must come and visit us next weekend” he said. (insist) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 46. “What about meeting on Sunday?” Mark said to Jane. (suggest) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 47. “I can’t go to your birthday party next Saturday evening, sorry John” said Mary --->.. ………………………..………………………………………….…(apologise) 48. “You wear a suit when you come to my party” said Susan. (insist) ---> ………………………………………………………..………………………… 49. The manager said to the worker “You have done excellent work this month” --->.. ………………………..…………………………………………(congratulate) 50. Alfred said to John, "I didn't use your cassette player! Someone else did, not me." 31 --->.. ………………………..…………………………………………………(deny)  CONDITIONAL SENTENCES A. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence: 1. If I ……….a lot of money now, I …………..a new car. A. has /will buy B. have / would buy C. had/ will buy D. had/ would buy 2. If I ……………you, I …………….do that. A. am/ will B. were /would C. were/ will D. had been/ would 3. If I were offered the job, I think I …….……. it. A. take B. will take C. would take D. would have taken 4. If I go shopping, I …………some food. A. buy B. will buy C. would buy D. would have bought 5. If I find it, I ……...……you. A. will tell B. would tell C. had told D. told 6. If I ………….them, I would have said hello to them. A. had seen B. see C. saw D. would see 7. I…………..out if I hadn’t been so tired. A. will go B. went C. would have gone D. would go 8. If I ………..a camera, I would have taken some pictures. A. have B. had C. would have D. had had 9. I would be very surprised if he…………….. A. refuses B. refused C. had refused D. would refuse 10.Many people would be out of work if that factory………..down. A. closes B. had closed C. closed D. would close 11. If she sold her car, she ………… much money. A. gets B. would get C. will get D. would have got 12.They would be disappointed if we……………. A. hadn’t come B. wouldn’t come C. don’t come D. didn’t come 13.Would John be angry if I ……. ……his bicycle without asking? A. take B. took C. had taken D. would take 14.She …..……. terrible upset if I lost this ring. A. will be B. would be C. were D. had been. 15.If someone ………… in here with a gun, I would be very frightened. A. would walk B. walks C. had walked D. walked 16.What would happen if you ……………..to work? A. don’t go B. didn’t go C. won’t go D. wouldn’t go 17.We’ll get wet if we ………….out. A. go B. did go C. went D. had gone 18.What would you do if you……………a million dollars? A. would win B. win C. had won D. won 19.They’d be hurt if I ………………. A. don’t go B. didn’t go C. hadn’t gone D. wouldn’t go 20.If we took the 6: 30 train, we…………too early. 32 A. would arrive B. arrived C. will arrived D. would have arrived 21.If I had known you were in hospital, I …………to see you. A. will go B. would go C. went D. would have gone 22.You won’t pass the examination……………you study harder. A. as long as B. unless C. if D. whether 23.If I were to leave my country, I ……………disappointed. A. probably be B. would have been C. will be D. would be 24.If he hadn’t wasted too much time, he…………….in his examination. A. would fail B. wouldn’t fail C. wouldn’t have failed D. won’t fail 25.If I had taken that English course, I ………..much progress. A. had made B. would have made C. made D. would make 26.If I were in your place, I ……….a trip to England. A. will make B. had made C. made D. would make 27.If I ………….. you, I’d save some of your lottery winning. A. be B. were C. am D. was 28.If the car ……….. larger, we would have bought it. A. had been B. have been C. has been D. been 29.If I had enough money, I ……… abroad to improve my English. A. will go B. should go C. would go D. should have go 30.If it …….. convenient, let’s go out for a drink tonight. A. be B. was C. were D. is 31.If you …….…. time, please write to me. A. have B. have had C. had D. has 32.If you had the chance, ………… you go finishing? A. did B. would C. may D. do 33.If you .... to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess right now. A. listen B. had listened C. will listen D. listened 34.If someone ………… into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?” A. comes B. came C. would come D. could lend 35.If you stay up late the previous night, you ………. sleepy the next morning. A. feel B. to feel C. feels D. will feel 36.If Peter ………, Sarah will be sad because she wants to meet him very much. A. comes B. do not come C. does not come D. will come 37.If his teeth still …….., he will have to go to the dentist’s again. A. hurt B. hurts C. to hurt D. will hurt 38.If you…………Tom, tell him I have a message for him. A. will meet B. would meet C. meet D. met 39.If you …………too hot during the night, turn down the central heating. A. will feel B. felt C. feel D. feels 40.If you …………with your dictionary, I’d borrow it. A. finish B. finished C. will finish D. are finishing 41.If I lived nearer the centre , I …………always late. 33 A. wouldn’t be B. can be C. won’t be D. will be. 42.What would Lan do if she …………..the Miss world? A. would be B. were C. will be D. is 43.If I ………….her , I would have said “ Hello” A. has seen B. have seen C. saw D. had seen 44.If she had read the passage more carefully and slowly, the candidate….. it easily A. understood. B. would have understood C. will understood D. would understand 45.If it……………, they will not go out. A. rains B. rained C. rain D. raining 46.James will not complete the work if she ………….. told rarely enough. A. are B. were C. doesn’t D. is 47.Betty will not go to the party unless John ……………….too. A. go B. went C. going D. goes 48.Miss An does not want to go on the trip if nobody…………..with her. A. go B. goes C. went D. going 49.If you ………….to go shopping, please go with your aunt this weekend. A. wants B. want C. wanting D. wanted 50.Mr. Smith has to work on weekends if his manager………….him to. A. tell B. telling C. told D. tells B. Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses: 1. If I had time, I (go) …………………… shopping with you. 2. If you (speak) …………………English, you will get along with them perfectly. 3. If they had gone for a walk, they (turn) …………………… the lights off. 4. If she (come) …………………… to see us, we will go to the zoo. 5. I would have told you if I (see) …………………… him. 6. Would you mind if I (open) …………………… the window? 7. If they (invite) …………………… me, I wouldn't have said no. 8. My friend (meet) ………………… me at the station if he gets the afternoon off. 9. If I (not do) …………………… it, nobody would do it. 10. If my father (not pick) …………………. me up, I'll take the bus home. 11. If they (have) ………………… time at the weekend, they will come to see us. 12. If we speak out quietly, nobody (notice) …………………… 13. If we (know) …………………about your problem, we would have helped you. 14. If I (be) …………………… you, I would not buy that dress. 15. We (arrive) ……………………earlier if we had not missed the bus. 16. If I didn't have a mobile phone, my life (not be) …………………… complete. 17. Okay, I (get) …………………… the popcorn if you buy the drinks. 18. If I (tell) …………………… you a secret, you would be sure to leak it. 19. She (go) …………………… out with you if you had only asked her. 20. I would not have read your diary if you (not hide) …………………… it in such an obvious place. 34 21. What .....................you (do) …………….…… if I hadn’t lent you the money? 22. If you had asked me for ticket, I (get) …………………… you some tickets. 23. I (not marry) …………………… him if I had known what he was like. 24. I wouldn’t have hired a car if I (know) ………………… how expensive it was. 25. If we (go) …………………… to the cinema earlier, we wouldn’t have missed the start of the film. 26. If I had been born a year earlier, I (have) ……………… to do military service. 27. If you (ask) …………………… me, I would have lent you my car. 28. If I had gone to university, I (get) …………………… a better job. 29. I (not go) …………………… out yesterday if you had asked me not to. 30. I could have given you a lift if my car (not break) …………………… down. 31. I (not go) ……………….. to Britain if I had known what was going to happen. 32. I would have stayed longer if he (want) …………………… me to. 33. I (not come) …………………… to this school if I had known it was like. 34. We would have gone to his party if we (be) ………………able to find a babysister. 35. I (visit ) …………………… you in the hospital if I had known you were there. 36. If the hadn’t been foggy, we (reach) ………………… our destination ages ago. 37. If you (not like)……..………… this one, I’ll bring you another. 38. The flight may be cancelled if the fog (get) …………………… thick. 39. If I (win) …………….…… a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job. 40. If you had told me that he never proud his debts, I (not lend) ………………… him the money. 41. If the milkman (come) ……………..…., tell him to leave two pints. 42. Unless you are more careful, you (have) ………………..… an accident. 43. Someone (sit) …………………..… on your glasses if you leave them there. 44. What you (do) …………..…… if you found a burglar in your house? 45. If you (not sneeze) ……………… he wouldn’t have known that we were there. 46. You would play better bridge if you (not talk) ….…………… so much. 47. Tell him to ring me up if you (see) …………………… him. 48. If you (put) ………….…… some milk in coffee, they would have tasted better. 49. What ……………..I (do) ………..…… if I hear the burglar alarm? 50. I could tell you what this means if I (know) …………………… Greek. C. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correction. 1. If you don’t try your best, you would fail the next exam. A B C D 2. Unless you do all of the exercises given by the teacher, you won’t be punished. A B C D 3. She had had more good marks if she had prepared the lesson carefully. A B C D 4. If your mother bought you a dictionary, you can learn English better. A B C D 35 5. If yesterday I stayed at home, I would not have been tired. A B C D 6. Unless they come early, they would meet him at the meeting. A B C D 7. If you had review all the lesson carefully, you would have passed the exam. A B C D 8. If you wanted to attend the course of English, let me know. A B C D 9. If the question weren’t so difficult, I will be able to answer it. A B C D 10. If I were you, I didn’t buy that old building. A B C D 11. If we will reduce the speed of population growth, there will be less pressure on A B C D the earth. 12. Unless we leave a bowl of water under the sun, it will evaporate. A B C D 13. If we continue to use fuels at the current rate, we would soon have to face a A B C D fuel crisis. 14. If I am 10 centimeters taller, I would play basketball. A B C D 15. If the doctors could found out the remedy, a lot of people would be saved. A B C D 16. If she bought that house now, she ran out of money. A B C D 17. What you would do if you could speak French well? A B C D 18. If I knew he was not at home, I wouldn’t have gone all the way to his house. A B C D 19. If I had known that the road was flooded, I would never take that way. A B C D 20. If I were you, I will go to the dentist’s and have the tooth checked. A B C D D. Rewrite the following sentences into conditional ones. 1. I didn’t know there was a test yesterday, so I didn’t study for it. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 2. I’m busy right now, so I can’t help you. ---> If …………..................................................................................................... 3. I don’t buy it because I don’t have enough money. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 4. He’s very thin, that’s why he feels the cold so much. 36 ---> If ………......................................................................................................... 5. I didn’t eat breakfast several hours ago, so I was hungry. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 6. She doesn’t work harder, so she’ll lose her job. ---> If …………...................................................................................................... 7. Dick was in prison because a detective recognised him. ---> If ………………............................................................................................. 8. I don’t know enough about the machine, so I can’t mend it myself. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 9. I don’t ride the bus to work every morning because it is always so crowded. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 10.Nick can’t find the way because he doesn’t have a map. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 11.I got lost because I didn’t have a map ----> If ..................................................................................................................... 12.His friends were so late, so they missed the train. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 13.He had a flu because he went out in the rain last night. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 14.Today isn’t Sunday, so the pupils can’t go swimming. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 15.I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 16.It was very cold, so we couldn’t go swimming. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 17.I didn’t watch TV last night because I was busy. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 18.Because you don’t leave immediately, I call a police. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 19.I couldn’t write to Alice because I didn’t know her address. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 20. The accident happened because the driver didn’t see the stop sign. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 21. Peter is very young. He can’t take part in the club. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 22. He lost his job because he was late every day. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 23. He is punished because he is very lazy. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 24. I can’t visit him because I have no time. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 25. The fifteen-minute test is so difficult that we can’t get many “ten-marks”. 37 ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 26. We only came by bus because there were no taxis. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 27. She is very shy; that’s why she doesn’t enjoy parties. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 28. I haven’t the right changes, so we can’t get tickets from the machine. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 29. They don’t speak English to her, so her English doesn’t improve. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... 30. He doesn’t take exercise; that’s why he is so unhealthy. ---> If ..................................................................................................................... E. Change the following conditional sentences into Reported speech. 1. “If I catch the plane, I’ll be home by five,” he said. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. “If I had had my mobile yesterday, I would have contacted you,” my mother said. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 3. “If I don’t practise my English I won’t get any better,” she said. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 4. “I would have been in bad trouble if Jane hadn’t helped me,” he said. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 5. “If the weather is fine, I will go on a picnic with my friends,” she said to me. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 6. “What would you do if you had three days off?” I asked him. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 7. “I would have come to see you if I had known you were ill, Jim,” he said. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 8. “I’m sure she will help you if you ask her,” he told me. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 9. “You will be surprised if you meet him,” Peter said to me. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 10. She said “If I were you, I wouldn’t tell her about this, Tom.” ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 11. “What would you say if someone stepped on your feet?” he asked her. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 12. “You wouldn’t have failed if you had studied hard”, my mother told me ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 13. “If you press this switch, the computer will come on,” he said to his students. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 14. “If you lend me your car, I’ll bring it back tomorrow” she said. ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. 15. “If the baby is a girl, what will they call her?” he wondered. 38 ---> ………………………………………………………………………………. TABLE OF CONTENTS  Page : INFINITIVES WITHOUT TO (Vo) and WITH TO (to V)....................1 : TENSES OF VERBS ..................................................................................3 : INFINITIVES (Vo/ to V) and GERUNDS (V-ing) ...............................13 : PASSIVE INFINITIVES and PASSIVE GERUNDS ...........................22 : GERUNDS and PRESENT PARTICIPLE ...........................................24 : REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUNDS ...........................................27 : CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ..............................................................31    Success to you!!! 39 Section B on page 25. 1. having barricaded ….… 2. having addressed…….. 3. having removed …..… 4. not liking …….. 5. having escaped ………… 6. having heard the story before ….. 7. finding …………. 8. entering the room ………. 9. turning on the …………… 10. having visited …….. 11. having thought …….. 12. having looked …….. 13. having been uprooted by the gale …… 14. having slept in the next room … 15. having know that the murderer………….. 16. having made …………. 17. having stolen …………….. 18. sitting ……… 19. sitting by the fire ……... 20. knowing that there were ants in the grass ……. 21. having believed that 22. having wore … 23. having eaten ……… 24. finding his cage door open …………… 25. having tried ………….. 26. seeing …… 27. finding ………………. 28. having worked ……… 29. not realizing ……. 30. crying …………… 40 [...]... anyone about it 10 I can't understand her (behave) _ like that 11 He tried (explain) _ but she refused (listen) 12 At dinner she annoyed me by (smoke) _ between the courses 13 You are expected (know) _ the safety regulations of the college 14 He decided (disguise) _ himself by (dress) _ as a woman 15 Lam prepared (wait) _ here all night if necessary 16 Would you... (be)……………….… guilty 10 We watched a strange man (enter)……………… … your house at the time 11 You are expected (get)……………….… home by midnight, son 12 It’s pleasant (see) ………………… you again after such a long time 13 How often does Mum have Dad (do)………………… the cooking? 14 Let no one (touch)………… …… anything in my office while I am away 15 No one can make him (do)………………… what he doesn’t like 16 The little boy... nobody would do it 10 If my father (not pick) ………………… me up, I'll take the bus home 11 If they (have) ………………… time at the weekend, they will come to see us 12 If we speak out quietly, nobody (notice) …………………… 13 If we (know) …………………about your problem, we would have helped you 14 If I (be) …………………… you, I would not buy that dress 15 We (arrive) ……………………earlier if we had not missed the bus 16 If I didn't... up 10 .I can hear the bell ringing but nobody seems to be coming to open the door 11 . - Did you advise going to the police? - No, I didn’t like giving any advice on such a difficult matter 12 .I wish my refrigerator would stop making the horrible noise You can’t hear anyone speaking 13 .He wanted to put my chameleon on a tartan rug and watch it changing colour 14 .Drinking is necessary to maintain life 15 .He... …………………………………………………………………… 10 “Our new house is beautiful’’ -> He said …………………………………………………………………… 11 “I want to be a teacher of English’’ -> He said …………………………………………………………………… 12 “I can’t speak Chinese’’ -> She said …………………………………………………………………… 13 “My sister is now having a wonderful time in Nha Trang’’ -> He said …………………………………………………………………… 14 “I’ll be very busy today’’ -> She said …………………………………………………………………… 15 “I... again A B C D 10 Most children enjoy to read picture books while teenagers prefer novels A B C D 11 Almost everyone fails passing his driving test on the first try A B C D 12 When my father was young, he used to walk along the river and watching boats A B C D 13 He can’t make everybody understood him whenever he speaks French A B C D 14 Peter advised me reading some more books A B C D 15 If you don’t... be able to answer it A B C D 10 If I were you, I didn’t buy that old building A B C D 11 If we will reduce the speed of population growth, there will be less pressure on A B C D the earth 12 Unless we leave a bowl of water under the sun, it will evaporate A B C D 13 If we continue to use fuels at the current rate, we would soon have to face a A B C D fuel crisis 14 If I am 10 centimeters taller, I would... refuse 10 .Many people would be out of work if that factory……… down A closes B had closed C closed D would close 11 If she sold her car, she ………… much money A gets B would get C will get D would have got 12 .They would be disappointed if we…………… A hadn’t come B wouldn’t come C don’t come D didn’t come 13 .Would John be angry if I …… ……his bicycle without asking? A take B took C had taken D would take 14 .She... import-export business A B C D 10 The children have been playing ball for two hours, but they don't seemed to be A B C D tired yet 11 Last night I have had dinner with two friends I have known both of them for A B C D a long time 12 After taking the medication, the patient becomes drowsy and more manageable A B C D 13 Tom wants to get married, but he doesn't meet the right person yet A B C D 14 Mr Davy was just... Congratulations!” said Bill Bill congratulated 10 “Please give me some more money, Mum,” Daisy said Daisy insisted her mother 11 “Don’t go out alone late at night,” she said She suggested 12 “Sorry I’m late,” said the supervisor The supervisor apologized 13 “Please turn down your radio,” said Minh Minh insisted 14 “You have passed the final exams Congratulations!” ... the …………… 10 having visited …… 11 having thought …… 12 having looked …… 13 having been uprooted by the gale …… 14 having slept in the next room … 15 having know that the murderer………… 16 having... …………………………………………………………………… 10 “Our new house is beautiful’’ -> He said …………………………………………………………………… 11 “I want to be a teacher of English’’ -> He said …………………………………………………………………… 12 “I can’t speak Chinese’’ -> She... up 10 .I can hear the bell ringing but nobody seems to be coming to open the door 11 . - Did you advise going to the police? - No, I didn’t like giving any advice on such a difficult matter 12 .I